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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Palindromes and Emordnilap-s

Yes, I know, 'emordnilap' isn't technically a word. I'm still going to use it.
I like playing with letters (big surprise, right?), and I was interested to find more palindromic names--we can all name Anna/Ana, Otto, Ava, I'm sure. And on the related topic of names that are a different name backwards, I could only come up with Aidan/Nadia offhand (well, and Nevaeh/Heaven), but surely there must be others....(*note: these lists are based on the 2014 SSA name data, so it's quite likely incomplete. Apologies if I've missed any great names. :) )

True Palindromes:

Ada

Ala

Alla

Ama

Ana

Anina

Anna

Ara

Asa

Ata

Ava

Aviva

Awa

Aya

Aza

Aziza

Bob

Ece

Efe

Ege

Elle

Eve

Habibah

Hannah

Itati

Layal

Maham

Maram

Nalan

Naman

Nan

Natan

Nayan

Neven

Nitin

Nivin

Nosson

Otto

Renner

Sahas

Emordnilap-s:

Abas / Saba

Abbe / Ebba

Abem / Meba

Adal / Lada

Adama / Amada

Adan / Nada

Adar / Rada

Addis / Sidda

Ade / Eda

Adel / Leda

Adela / Aleda

Aden / Neda

Adi / Ida

Adia / Aida

Adil / Lida

Adila / Alida

Adin / Nida

Adir / Rida

Adna / Anda

Adya / Ayda

Afra / Arfa

Aidah / Hadia

Aidan / Nadia

Aidel / Ledia

Aidin / Nidia

Aidyn / Nydia

Aila / Alia

Ailana / Analia

Ailen / Nelia

Aili / Ilia

Aina / Ania

Aira / Aria

Aisa / Asia

Aissa / Assia

Aiva / Avia

Ajak / Kaja

Ajna / Anja

Akeem / Meeka

Akila / Alika

Akim / Mika

Akin / Nika

Akira / Arika

Akiva / Avika

Akul / Luka

Alam / Mala

Alan / Nala

Alana / Anala

Alaya / Ayala

Aleem / Meela

Alem / Mela

Alen / Nela

Alena / Anela

Aleyna / Anyela

Alhan / Nahla

Ali / Ila

Alie / Eila

Alik / Kila

Alim / Mila

Alima / Amila

Alin / Nila

Alina / Anila

Alis / Sila

Allen / Nella

Alli / Illa

Alon / Nola

Alya / Ayla

Alyan / Nayla

Alyn / Nyla

Amaan / Naama

Amal / Lama

Amar / Rama

Ameen / Neema

Ameer / Reema

Amer / Rema

Amias / Saima

Amin / Nima

Amir / Rima

Amor / Roma

Anael / Leana

Anah / Hana

Anaid / Diana

Anais / Siana

Anali / Ilana

Anam / Mana

Anan / Nana

Anar / Rana

Anas / Sana

Anay / Yana

Ande / Edna

Aneel / Leena

Anel / Lena

Anele / Elena

Aneri / Irena

Ani / Ina

Anik / Kina

Anil / Lina

Anir / Rina

Anis / Sina

Anne / Enna

Anni / Inna

Anu / Una

Anuj / Juna

Anum / Muna

Arad / Dara

Arah / Hara

Aram / Mara

Aran / Nara

Aras / Sara

Arata / Atara

Arel / Lera

Ari / Ira

Arian / Naira

Arie / Eira

Arik / Kira

Armin / Nimra

Aro / Ora

Aron / Nora

Arun / Nura

Arya / Ayra

Aryam / Mayra

Aryan / Nayra

Aset / Tesa

Asil / Lisa

Asim / Misa

Asir / Risa

Asli / Ilsa

Asya / Aysa

Avan / Nava

Ave / Eva

Aveen / Neeva

Aveer / Reeva

Avi / Iva

Avik / Kiva

Avin / Niva

Avis / Siva

Aviv / Viva

Avon / Nova

Avram / Marva

Axel / Lexa

Ayad / Daya

Ayah / Haya

Ayan / Naya

Ayane / Enaya

Ayaz / Zaya

Aydan / Nadya

Ayman / Namya

Aymar / Ramya

Azar / Raza

Azi / Iza

Aziz / Ziza

Bahar / Rahab

Bayan / Nayab

Bijan / Najib

Cam / Mac

Dale / Elad

Danah / Hanad

Dar / Rad

Dat / Tad

Dev / Ved

Eilam / Malie

Ekin / Nike

Elah / Hale

Eliah / Haile

Eliam / Maile

Ellen / Nelle

Eran / Nare

Erik / Kire

Esli / Ilse

Etan / Nate

Even / Neve

Flor / Rolf

Gem / Meg

Guy / Yug

Hajar / Rajah

Halil / Lilah

Harim / Mirah

Haron / Norah

Ian / Nai

Ilay / Yali

Ilham / Mahli

Ilo / Oli

Iman / Nami

Inas / Sani

Iram / Mari

Iris / Siri

Isak / Kasi

Ivan / Navi

Ivar / Ravi

Izak / Kazi

Jet / Tej

Kedar / Radek

Kirat / Tarik

Lean / Nael

Leon / Noel

Leor / Roel

Liav / Vail

Liban / Nabil

Lin / Nil

Maher / Reham

Mahir / Riham

Man / Nam

Manas / Sanam

Meer / Reem

Mian / Naim

Miles / Selim

Mir / Rim

Mohan / Nahom

Nay / Yan

Nazar / Razan

Nero / Oren

Nevin / Niven

Niles / Selin

Nilo / Olin

Omer / Remo

Qirat / Tariq

Remus / Sumer

Rimas / Samir

Vinay / Yaniv

I also came across another interesting data set--names that (as far as I can tell) have been invented specifically by reversing another name or word. Heaven/Nevaeh and James/Semaj are American English examples, but there seem to be quite a few in Spanish as well.